Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-03-15

granted to Gonzales during his lifetime by
the Government of Coahuilas and Texas,
then state of the Republic of Mexico, in
the year 1923. The Court below refused to
admit as evidence of Gonzales title the So
called :" testimony" issued by Fortuna to
Soto as Commissioner of the Colony of the
Rio Grande. to Juan Carlos Beales, as attor-
ney for Gonzales, on the 18th day of April,
1882. The Court held this testimony was
issued without authority of law, and ac-
cordingly entered Judgment for defendants.
This Court decides that the judgment was
erroneous. 1t is accordingly reversed and
the case remanded for new trial.
Japanese Notables in Washington.
WASHINGTON, March 14th-[Special. =
The Chancellor of Japan, Count Kuroda, is
now in this city with his suite sight-see-
ing. Minister Kuke and First Secretary
Akabane are showing them the different
points of interest about the city to-day. and
will present them to the President to-mor-
row. Count Kuroda is an intelligent-look
ing man, of medium height, stout build,
and is about forty years OF age. Those
travelling with him are all Government
officials of considerable prominence in the
Japanse Kingdom.
Advertising Mrs. Langtry.
New YORK. March 14th-A destructive
fire occurred last night at Mrs. Langtrys
residence. A servant lit lamp and care
lessly threw aside the lighted match, which
ignited the silken drapery over a statue,
and burned through the portieres of hand
some, costly silk. 1t then spread all around
the walls. The servants had a hard time
extinguishing the flames. Much valuable
bric-a-brac was destroyed and Mrs. Lang
try is much grieved at the loss of several
trinkets. The loss amounts to several
thousand dollars, probably.
The Canadians Preparing.
New YoRK, March 14th.-The IYi5u,e's
Ottawa special says Captain Scott R. N,
Admiral of the Canadian navy and COM
mander of the cruiser Acadia, has COM
pleted all the arrangements for beginning
the fishery protective service on April 11th.
The feet will be considerably increased.
The gunners will be picked men from the
British navy. The seamen will be drilled
two hours daily, and their exercise will in
clude practice at great guns, as well as cut
lass and musketry instructions.
Strange and vio.ent Death.
DENVER, March 14th.-Joseph Pratt, a
livery stable keeper, had a difficulty in his
stable yesterday morning with George Cur
tbs over the ownership Of hayrack which
Curtis was driving away with, and upon
which Pratt claimed he had mortgage.
As the driver undertook 10 start the horses
Pratt seized the reins at one of the horses
heads. The horses started forward sud-
denly, and Pratt was struck by the rack
and thrown backwards into a well and
drowned. Curtis was held to await an in
vestigation by the Coroner.
Lighting Cars by Electricity.
New YORK, March 14th.-The Central
Railroad Company has taken steps to do
without lamps in their cars and so lessen
the danger of fires. At the Grand Central
Depot tonight, an electric company gave
an exhibition of lighting cars by incande-
scent lamps, with the aid of storage batter
ies A drawing-room car was fitted up
with "a lamps and batteries stored to run
two days.
Brooks Still Hopeful.
WASHINGTON, March 14th.-[Speciall III
Marion Brooks has left Washington for
California, via Kentucky, where he will
stop for a visit to relatives Mr.. Brooks
friends feel confident that he will be reap
pointed as United States District Attorney
for the Southern District of California.
The New Fast Mail Train.
KANSAS CRY, March 14th.-The new fast
mail train from New York came in over
the Missouri Pacific to-day at 1888, being
one minute ahead cf time.
The Baltimore and Ohio.
New YORK, March 14th.--Reports about
negotiations to purchase controlling in
teresting in the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road continue rife in Wall street.